Billy Doucette's Hornpipe
1980-09-14 · 4 min · Not rated
A fiddler's hand creates its own choreography is music is performed. This film is an attempt to share the dance. In the tradition and spirit of a Norman McLaren short, a light attached to a fiddle bow traces a dancing dot of light in darkness. The music was composed and is performed by Gordon Stobbe on fiddle and accompanied by Bill Doucette on guitar.
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- Directors
- Claire Henry
- Production companies
- Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP)
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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